Very late sorry. But in relation to system asks, do you have any advice for someone questioning plurality?
Do not listen to the majority of people online about most things. Do not go into the tag. Talk to your friends and read the literature. The literature is not often from the patients perspective and therefore can miss a lot of nuances in the experience but you know what sucks more? Being uninformed or even completely wrong because youβre reading tumblr posts. This isnβt me lecturing you that is my genuine advice.
Also avoid discourse, this is your mental health and your concept of self, this should be yours to explore without judgement or like. Getting involved in any of that.
For the questioning part?
If you are questioning, I really recommend doing the MID. Itβs technically something you can do for yourself iirc and for figuring out if you have dissociative symptoms itβs really handy. This is not a diagnostic tool obviously and is just an indicator. I did the MDID which is the 265(?) question one with a therapist and it was really helpful.
Keep in mind systems hide from you as a form of protection. Itβs also okay not to know right away or not be able to talk to anyone.
Many (but not all) mental health experiences shared online are a an exaggeration of the expected symptoms. Please remember that you do not need to have full communication, you do not have to have many alters, you do not have to black out completely.
I, for example, leave the front and the awareness is still there. So itβs not like I black out, we just switch who has control. This is fairly common in my experience.
Please feel free to send asks or dm if you want any more advice or just want to talk about experiences :)
